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Wi-Max to be launched in Leixlip by IBB and Intel

  • 16-11-2004 4:24pm
    #1
    mirage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭


    Read last week that Wi-Max is supposed to be launched in Leixlip by IBB and Intel, as Intel was sick of having to wait for BB to come to the area for their employees.
    Anyone hear if this is gonna be rolled out further, soon?


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  • #2
    ShamBoballa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭ShamBoballa


    Whats the dealio with "Wi-Max". Is it wireless? What are it up/download speeds???


  • #3
    mirage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭mirage


    Bottom line is its non LOS wireless BB with a range of up to 30 miles (Yup MILES) with band with of up to 74mps :eek: this article is a bit technical but there is a table near the bottom witht he bandwitdh stats http://www.commsdesign.com/design_corner/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=PUHOWANYQQIXMQSNDBCSKHQ?articleID=17500156


  • #4
    SkepticOne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,718 ✭✭✭SkepticOne


    I doubt if those speeds will be achieved in the real world over distance. If it does work well, people should thank Eircom for underserving an area containing one of the biggest multinational investors in Ireland prompting them to take action that completely bypasses the telco monopolist.


  • #5
    hefty_langer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭hefty_langer


    Intel have actually done this over a metroplotan area already in Albuquerque New Mexico (another one of their fabs is based there)
    entirely achieveable.


  • #6
    mirage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭mirage


    The article was i the Times last Tuesday and if my memory serves me they hinted at how pathetic it was that as one of the world leaders in IT technology their employees were unable to work from home due to the lack of BB. So in stepped IBB and stole the march on Eircom( :mad: ) what I was wondering was whether any of you good folks knew if this was just a one off or the start of something special


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  • #7
    Obo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 70 ✭✭Obo


    There was a press release on this a few days ago on the IBB site

    http://www.irishbroadband.ie/htmdocs/media_centre/mc_pr_current20.htm

    "BreezeMAX will be deployed on Irish Broadband’s 3.5 GHz licensed network and will be used to bring the benefits of WiMAX technology to Irish Broadband subscribers in the cities of Dublin, Cork, Dundalk, Drogheda, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford. WiMAX technology offers unparalleled broadband services with Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) functionality plus long-term cost effectiveness."


  • #8
    SkepticOne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,718 ✭✭✭SkepticOne


    hefty_langer wrote:
    Intel have actually done this over a metroplotan area already in Albuquerque New Mexico (another one of their fabs is based there)
    entirely achieveable.
    Glad to hear that. People might end up thanking Eircom for being rubbish if they end up with something far superior than if Eircom had deigned to serve the area properly.


  • #9
    spongebob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,143 ✭✭✭spongebob


    mirage wrote:
    So in stepped IBB and stole the march on Eircom( :mad: ) what I was wondering was whether any of you good folks knew if this was just a one off or the start of something special

    Its the start of another IBB press release. :( . Thats all. Tell Intel to do the job themselves and keep it in house. Their employees would benefit from the hands on experience !

    M


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